阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was a hot summer evening. Kevin and his brother Alan were 41 soccer in the backyard. After a while, they decided to drink some orange juice and watch TV in the house. 42 the TV was off. Alan tried to turn it back on, but 43 happened. They soon realized that there was no electricity电. What could they do? Kevin suggested going outside to do some 44 watching. Without streetlights, the stars were bright and 45 to see. Lying on the grass, they saw different kinds of stars 46 they even saw the planet Mars. Kevin and Alan had never realized 47 fantastic the night sky could be.
After watching the stars for an hour, the boys 48 the house. It was very dark except for a few 49 that their parents had lighted. The family spent the night playing cards and telling stories by candle light. Kevin and Alan had never thought of having such a night 50 electricity like that before. They really enjoyed watching stars.
41. A. buying B. selling C. playing
42. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Certainly
43. A. everything B. anything C. nothing
44. A. flowers B. stars C. birds
45. A. easy B. difficult C. impossible
46. A. or B. and C. but
47. A. what B. how C. which
48. A. went into B. went over C. went up
49. A. matches B. lights C. candles
50. A. without B. with C. throughout
